Written By Ailith
Oct. 27, 2019, 5:24 p.m.(2/5/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
It was my esteemed honor. Your work speaks for itself as does your charity and compassion by your devotion towards the healing arts and your people.
Written By Shard
Oct. 7, 2019, 6:31 a.m.(12/20/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
I've never cared for it. None of the people I've shot over the years seem to have liked it much either.
Written By Caspian
Sept. 5, 2019, 4:31 p.m.(10/12/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
Wait wait wait wait wait. That's not how I understand excommunication. I thought to be excommunicated was to be denied all rites of The Faith and be bared from their lands? I was under the impression that The Abandoned are those who reject the rightful rule of The Crown. I'm pretty sure that hasn't happened in this case. You are still able to trade and deal with the person.
Written By Peri
Sept. 5, 2019, 10:20 a.m.(10/12/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
If excommunication is a declaration from the faith that Elisha is an exile from all of the compact then what you say follows, but I question that it is the purview of the faith to exile people from our lands.
The faith and the law are /only in part/ overlapping magisteria. We may choose to ban any excommunicated person from our lands and from our ward in Arx, but not from all of the lands of Compact or Arx entire. (I have not the full knowledge of law or the faith. I ask to be corrected.)
For my part I was worried he would not be able to seek shelter and food in the charity houses of the city. Now that I know Rinel is providing for him I do not need to guarantee charity.
It is my hope he will return to the faith.
The faith and the law are /only in part/ overlapping magisteria. We may choose to ban any excommunicated person from our lands and from our ward in Arx, but not from all of the lands of Compact or Arx entire. (I have not the full knowledge of law or the faith. I ask to be corrected.)
For my part I was worried he would not be able to seek shelter and food in the charity houses of the city. Now that I know Rinel is providing for him I do not need to guarantee charity.
It is my hope he will return to the faith.
Written By Thesarin
Aug. 16, 2019, 10:25 a.m.(8/28/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
I weren't only speaking of the Crownlands tribes.
Written By Thesarin
Aug. 15, 2019, 1:50 a.m.(8/25/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
Kill a stranger and steal their wealth, might swing in the green.
Kill a host of strangers and take their wealth, might be named a hero.
Kill a host of strangers and take their wealth, might be named a hero.
Written By Elloise
Aug. 12, 2019, 2:20 a.m.(8/19/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
You ARE aware that the, I don't know, eight? people writing responses to my white journal are not the entire Compact, right?
Written By Amari
July 28, 2019, 11:56 a.m.(7/18/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
What if we were to sponsor or own wagon and deliver proper, useful remedies that are safe and actually effective? It would seem that in the absence of good alternatives, the desperate will turn to any cure.
I'm certainly not proposing this because I've always thought, being robbed and killed by bandits aside, a wagon like that would be fun. Though I always imagined doing a brisk trade in books rather than medicines.
I'm certainly not proposing this because I've always thought, being robbed and killed by bandits aside, a wagon like that would be fun. Though I always imagined doing a brisk trade in books rather than medicines.
Written By Rysen
June 19, 2019, 4:22 p.m.(4/24/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
Sonnet for the Guildmaster of the Physicians
Low was I, and scared that in the darkness
Would never see again the happy light,
Or feel again warmth of gentle kindness,
But only the frozen void's joyless bite.
The cold frost my eyes did close, sealing shut,
So too, my lips did cease to utter words,
Yet no panic in my breast rose up -
My will but begging to accept my curse,
But in that moment of abject despair,
When I could not even utter a moan,
Then one looked down on me with loving care,
And from that fiery Elysian throne
Lagoma whispered, "never surrender,"
And sent forth a flame whose name is Reigna.
Low was I, and scared that in the darkness
Would never see again the happy light,
Or feel again warmth of gentle kindness,
But only the frozen void's joyless bite.
The cold frost my eyes did close, sealing shut,
So too, my lips did cease to utter words,
Yet no panic in my breast rose up -
My will but begging to accept my curse,
But in that moment of abject despair,
When I could not even utter a moan,
Then one looked down on me with loving care,
And from that fiery Elysian throne
Lagoma whispered, "never surrender,"
And sent forth a flame whose name is Reigna.
Written By Jael
June 13, 2019, 9:11 p.m.(4/12/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
Oh, no, I meant more like “Have you seen Kael’s ankles? I heard they’d gone missing...”
Written By Amari
June 12, 2019, 12:01 p.m.(4/10/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
Jayus bless you.
The best part of the poem was the bit about Kael's muscular legs. I hope everyone compliments them whenever they see him walking around Arx, propelling himself forcefully along with powerful, confident strides.
The best part of the poem was the bit about Kael's muscular legs. I hope everyone compliments them whenever they see him walking around Arx, propelling himself forcefully along with powerful, confident strides.
Written By Jael
May 31, 2019, 10:07 p.m.(3/14/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
Uncle Norwood needed a book for some reason and he didn't like the one I sent him.
Written By Sophie
April 19, 2019, 9:48 p.m.(12/14/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
Have you ever felt as if the entire world is busy telling you what you cannot do and you feel the hope start to drain away? You start to question yourself. You start to wonder if you're capable of less than you thought you were....
And then a few words with someone changes all of that. It fills you with hope anew that far surpasses anything you felt before.
Lagoma has a way of showing me to the people I need to keep hope alive, and today it was my cousin Reigna. What a remarkable woman. Together we can accomplish anything we set our minds to.
And then a few words with someone changes all of that. It fills you with hope anew that far surpasses anything you felt before.
Lagoma has a way of showing me to the people I need to keep hope alive, and today it was my cousin Reigna. What a remarkable woman. Together we can accomplish anything we set our minds to.
Written By Evaristo
April 6, 2019, 7:24 a.m.(11/15/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
Pierced buttocks?! How did that happen! I sense some hilarious stories.
I'll make a donation to the Physicians in thanks for your good work. I've had reason to benefit from it myself a time or two.
Also, you people that jump off roofs, try to outrun angry bulls or stand up on your horse to see if you can balance while it moves ahead?
Why aren't you inviting me to come watch?!
I'll make a donation to the Physicians in thanks for your good work. I've had reason to benefit from it myself a time or two.
Also, you people that jump off roofs, try to outrun angry bulls or stand up on your horse to see if you can balance while it moves ahead?
Why aren't you inviting me to come watch?!
Written By Amari
March 14, 2019, 7:02 p.m.(9/26/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
There's an important intermediary step between having no children, and having children. I think that's the main reason there's fewer new Keatons than you'd like.
You should arrange a marriage for Veronica, is what I'm saying, and Jaerith too.
You should arrange a marriage for Veronica, is what I'm saying, and Jaerith too.
Written By Elgana
March 14, 2019, 5:53 p.m.(9/26/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
I am honored to say that I have taken Marquessa Reigna Keaton as my protege. Hearing about everything Keaton has accomplished - both past and present - was enough to pique my interest in meeting with her and her family, I'm just sorry it took me so long to do so. Reigna is a bright and bold woman with a heart as deep as the sea.
I look forward to cultivating this friendship and relationship with her as her patron. I know we will do amazing things together.
I look forward to cultivating this friendship and relationship with her as her patron. I know we will do amazing things together.
Written By Ouida
Feb. 3, 2019, 2:07 p.m.(7/4/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
Like most other things in life, the answer seems to be "it depends."
There is almost always a reason for the path taken to achieve a result. It may be forced, or the result of incompetence, or ignorance or a carefully weighed choice. Sometimes one envisions a certain way to be the most efficient or the kindest, only to find that their calculation was catastrophically wrong, or even worse, it turns out wonderfully by fiat and so they are too self-congratulatory later and they pay dearly for it when they try it again.
I find as one who seeks to uphold personal and family honor in everything I do, even if it has nothing to do with my official obligations, that I must always try to examine the means to an end, with the knowledge that I am an imperfect and inadequate person when it comes to forseeing every possibililty and understanding every nuance. I do my best to achieve the ends with as little suffering or harm caused to others. And then I must live with and move through the consequences of it. Including facing and bearing witness to the suffering that those choices incur, regardless of my intent or the "greater good." Sometimes this means that I change the "end." Sometimes it means that I choose different "means."
Most of the time, I know that I will be kneeling in prayer or in asking another for their forgiveness because intent is little comfort to those who have suffered as a result of even the best "means."
There is almost always a reason for the path taken to achieve a result. It may be forced, or the result of incompetence, or ignorance or a carefully weighed choice. Sometimes one envisions a certain way to be the most efficient or the kindest, only to find that their calculation was catastrophically wrong, or even worse, it turns out wonderfully by fiat and so they are too self-congratulatory later and they pay dearly for it when they try it again.
I find as one who seeks to uphold personal and family honor in everything I do, even if it has nothing to do with my official obligations, that I must always try to examine the means to an end, with the knowledge that I am an imperfect and inadequate person when it comes to forseeing every possibililty and understanding every nuance. I do my best to achieve the ends with as little suffering or harm caused to others. And then I must live with and move through the consequences of it. Including facing and bearing witness to the suffering that those choices incur, regardless of my intent or the "greater good." Sometimes this means that I change the "end." Sometimes it means that I choose different "means."
Most of the time, I know that I will be kneeling in prayer or in asking another for their forgiveness because intent is little comfort to those who have suffered as a result of even the best "means."
Written By Victus
Feb. 3, 2019, 12:26 a.m.(7/3/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
It depends on what odds are being faced and how high the cost. Will the world be better for it when you are done? How long will it take to reach that desired result?
Do the 100 that die today save the 1000 for tomorrow?
What will happen if 1 to 1.5 million criminals are freed over the course of a year? Does what it represent outweigh the destruction?
Do you yank the evil by the roots knowing you may not survive, so that you can die without regret?
Will you carry the weight yourself or will you have another do it?
Those are just a few questions I've run into over the course of my rulership. The answers are never easy ones. Nor are they something one could easily quantify as good or evil. The higher the costs, the larger the ripples become. Likewise, the more significant the goal the more will your work be rewarded.
In my opinion there is no room for anything but staunch pragmatism when you are in control of other's fates. Sacrifices must be made to maintain an orderly world. Sometimes it only needs to be the materials of one's person. Sometimes it must be soldier's lives. Your successes and your failures will be what write your legacy when you are gone. There will need to be someone left alive to tell them. Until that day comes, the most important thing you can do is act with honor.
Honor to your goals. Honor to your people. Honor to your lands. These are the things you may think of before you choose to act toward any end.
Likewise, it is just as easy to fall into disgrace. If your mind only thinks of the end result, you may find that the path you take has left more destruction than your end can repair. I point to the example of the monster known as Abbas Crownsworn. A man who twisted an end-goal into pure, horrible slaughter. You can look to his tale for what precisely can go wrong when someone slips so far. What I find to be the most frightening aspect of that man's story, beyond my own pure weakness in not dispatching him sooner, is that there are still those who exist that truly believed in his vision. Believed that what he'd done was necessary. Would defend such senseless slaughter and pure, unbridled cruelty. Those are ripples we will still be feeling for years to come -- because of senseless action taken in pursuit of a goal slated to be righteous.
Darkness can come from anywhere, even from within yourself without you realizing it. It is up to us as individuals to be strong enough to recognize it and then destroy it. Do not dwell on 'will the ends justify the means', for it is not enough. Dwell on what you would see become of the world and then pick every step you take wisely.
An honorable goal reached by a path without honor is a worthless road to nowhere.
Do the 100 that die today save the 1000 for tomorrow?
What will happen if 1 to 1.5 million criminals are freed over the course of a year? Does what it represent outweigh the destruction?
Do you yank the evil by the roots knowing you may not survive, so that you can die without regret?
Will you carry the weight yourself or will you have another do it?
Those are just a few questions I've run into over the course of my rulership. The answers are never easy ones. Nor are they something one could easily quantify as good or evil. The higher the costs, the larger the ripples become. Likewise, the more significant the goal the more will your work be rewarded.
In my opinion there is no room for anything but staunch pragmatism when you are in control of other's fates. Sacrifices must be made to maintain an orderly world. Sometimes it only needs to be the materials of one's person. Sometimes it must be soldier's lives. Your successes and your failures will be what write your legacy when you are gone. There will need to be someone left alive to tell them. Until that day comes, the most important thing you can do is act with honor.
Honor to your goals. Honor to your people. Honor to your lands. These are the things you may think of before you choose to act toward any end.
Likewise, it is just as easy to fall into disgrace. If your mind only thinks of the end result, you may find that the path you take has left more destruction than your end can repair. I point to the example of the monster known as Abbas Crownsworn. A man who twisted an end-goal into pure, horrible slaughter. You can look to his tale for what precisely can go wrong when someone slips so far. What I find to be the most frightening aspect of that man's story, beyond my own pure weakness in not dispatching him sooner, is that there are still those who exist that truly believed in his vision. Believed that what he'd done was necessary. Would defend such senseless slaughter and pure, unbridled cruelty. Those are ripples we will still be feeling for years to come -- because of senseless action taken in pursuit of a goal slated to be righteous.
Darkness can come from anywhere, even from within yourself without you realizing it. It is up to us as individuals to be strong enough to recognize it and then destroy it. Do not dwell on 'will the ends justify the means', for it is not enough. Dwell on what you would see become of the world and then pick every step you take wisely.
An honorable goal reached by a path without honor is a worthless road to nowhere.
Written By Duarte
Feb. 2, 2019, 4:44 p.m.(7/2/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
Any who advocate to the extreme that the ends do justify the means have also, to them, some 'means' which nothing would justify.
And further, none of those who assert such, when withdrawn from a field of battle or duel, would look you in the eyes in the final moments before their death, as blood spilled from their veins - caught completely unaware - and in fidelity with their own philosophy think to themselves, "Well done, you."
The assertion is specious and ultimately depends on the probable consequences one is willing to bare for self or witness in others, or the madness of their fixations.
And further, none of those who assert such, when withdrawn from a field of battle or duel, would look you in the eyes in the final moments before their death, as blood spilled from their veins - caught completely unaware - and in fidelity with their own philosophy think to themselves, "Well done, you."
The assertion is specious and ultimately depends on the probable consequences one is willing to bare for self or witness in others, or the madness of their fixations.
Written By Marian
Feb. 2, 2019, 10:46 a.m.(7/2/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
It was never about the stockings. Fashion has never been a focus for me. Those silken thigh highs were merely the catalyst. The reasons go much deeper. Its foundation lives somewhere between pride and purpose.
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